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DECKS CLEARED FOR ACTION IN

IN AMERICA Freedom Of Seas STAND-UP

Declaration

NEUTRALITY ACT

NOT SEEKING REPEAL

President Roosevelt was to hold a special press conference late yester- day afternoon, at which he was expected to clear up the question of con- voys.

Mr. Stephen Early, the Presi- dent's secretary, announcing this in the morning, was told by re- porters that the President's speech

confusion left some

as regards the convoy issue.

HE REPLIED: "I THINK HE WILL CLEAR THAT THIS AFTERNOON AND 1

RATHER HE DID IT."

WOULD

Replying to a question whether

the President's plea to all citizens

*. to put defence first meant that the

time for debale

was over,

Early replied:

"Certainly,

speech will continue."

Mr

free

REMARKING THAT WHILE

THE

SPEECH REPRESENTED

"80 PER CENT OF THE JOB."

HE

SAID

THE

PRESIDENT

STILL HAD ABOUT "A 20 PER CENT CLEAN-UP TO DO."

Neutrality Act

President Roosevelt has no in- tention of asking for repeal of the Neutrality Act and is not consi- dering its revision,

The President made this clear at a special press conference in Washington last evening, to clari- fy certain outstanding questions

following his fireside chat.

President Roosevelt added he was not at present considering any executive orders to imple- ment his proclamation of a state

SLOGGING

Impresses Britain MATCH

LORD HALIFAX

AND J. M. KEYNES

AT WHITE HOUSE

President Roosevelt yesterday invited

Lord Halifax, the Bri- tish Ambassador, and Mr. John Maynard Keynes, the distin- guished Cambridge economist, White House.

to the

Purpose of the en- gagement, however, was not disclosed. Reuter.

Berlin

Piracy

Warning

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

Nazi authorities in Ber-

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)

"PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS CLEAR- ED THE DECKS FOR ACTION." THESE WORDS OF ONE LONDON SPOKESMAN YES- TERDAY. SUM UP THE GENERAL IMPRES-

SION ON THE PRESIDENT'S BROADCAST,

WHICH IS WIDELY REGARDED BY THE PUB-

LIC OF BRITAIN AS GIVING THE HEAD OF

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT POWER TO DO ALMOST ANYTHING.

Attention is naturally paid in London to the President's declaration of the freedom of the sea, which is interpreted in London as not only extremely important but also as fresh evidence of the President's unusual politica! astuteness.

while thousands of Britons went

At the time of the controversy to bed early so as to arise over material aid for Britain, Pre- time to hear the address. sident Roosevelt cut the gurdian knot by the simple solution of the Lease and Lend Bill.

TO-DAY HE HAS DONE A SIMILAR THING ON THE SPE- CIFIC AND POSSIBLY CON- TROVERSIAL MATTER OF CONVOYS.

He has not gone into detall but instead, and much more

in

that

important, ho proclaimed the broad and fundamental policy of freedom of the seas, and In this embraces everything this respect! Predictions

America the Axis powers would not like the President's speech are seen in London as very accurate, not only because of the positive promises

but also be of ald to Britain

and striking rause of its vivid analysis of Hitler's technique of aggression. — Reuter,

Unofficial Reaction (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") The London newspapers splash- re-ed President Roosevelt's speech,

of unlimited national emergency.lin yesterday rejected Pre-

--Reuter.

Boys Caused Tragedy

A Verdict of ACCIDENTAL DEATH WAS RETURNED AT THE INQUEST YESTERDAY ON

sident Roosevelt's

assertion of the ancient

doctrine of freedom of the SUPPLY

seas.

The speech has aroused resent- ment in Berlin and officials de- clare that the German govern- ment stands firm in the blockade

of Britain.

President Roosevelt's unilateral

SHIP

HARD HIT

declaration of the freedom of the Five armed trawlers seas is unacceptable, Berlin

a spokesman said,

were escorting a German

For this reason, Germany has supply ship of approxim- warned that her navy has received orders to sink any ship ately 5,000 tons, which carrying supplies to Britain and was struck twice by heavy this order remains unchanged."

น

If President Roosevelt's unde- bombs dropped by an THE VICTIMS OF FIRE ON Aclared war was intended to intim- RAF Coastal Command TRANEIN WHICH BOYS FROM

idate Germany, it has misfired, AMPLEFORTH: COLLEGE, THE

the spokesman concluded.Inter- aircraft off Brest on Wed- CATHOLIC SCHOOL INCLUDE AINDITWO SONS OF THE BEL

GIAN PREMIER, M. PIERLOT, LOST THEIR LIVES.".

The Coroner said he had come

to the conclusion that the "ftru

started through lighted matches

abo

national News Service.

SUBMARINE “USK" OVERDUE

Cigarette ends, being thrown The Admiralty announces that

nesday.

The supply ship was left list- ing and settling down after the pilot of the', British planeesti- mated his second-salvo "torpedo ed" the ship below the water line.

in fun and mischief by the the submarine Usk is overdue and All the armed trawlers opened boys, but he did not attach blame must be presumed lost.

Reuter

British fire but the aircraft was hit only

twice-Reuter,«

The declaration of a national thousands emergency thrilled

of listeners in hotels and the humblest homes, 83 well as those who listened in in shel- ters.

Authoritative military circles in Cairo yesterday summed up the Crete battle as follows:-

THE BATTLE 18 CONTINU - ING TO

AN DEVELOP AS INTENSIVE STAND-UP SLOG- GING MATCH, AND FIGHTING IS HARD, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA BETWEEN CANEA AND MALEMI.

The situation is somewhat ob-

get scure and it is difficult to accurate reports.

More Germans are arriving ail the time and our troops, holding a line of more or less continuous positions, are being borrie back by their attacks.

of

Thore arc a certain number Retimo and Germana In Heraklion, Fighting at these two points is isolated and not of importance (Continued on Page 16)

AIR BATTLE OVER ALEPPO REPORTED

a

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") First unofficial reaction is that the U.S. is rapidly approaching French and British planes clash-

that ed over Syria, according to entrance into the war and she will prevent Germany from message received from Vichy.

The clash occurred over Aleppo. taking the Azores, Dakar, Green, land. Iceland or any other points when British 'planes raided the of vantage from which an actual aerodrome. attack could be launched on the One British 'plane was western hemisphere-Interna- | down, it was claimed by Vichy.

-International News Service, tional News Service,

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